Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grappaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grappaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grappaville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Grappaville:
- 41.720689, -73.227679
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grappaville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since Grappaville is near Hartford County and also New Haven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grappaville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Campville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Corner of the Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner of the Pines
- Corner of the Pines is located in Litchfield County
- Cornwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
- Cornwall Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>
- Drakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Gulls Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulls Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Hollow
- Gulls Hollow is located in Litchfield County
- Hickory Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
- Horse Heaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
- Kelly Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Lower Merryall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
- Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County
- Marble Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Dale
- Marble Dale is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Dale <2>
- Minortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
- Sandy Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
How Far From Grappaville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grappaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grappaville and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Grappaville to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,205 miles [6,767.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grappaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grappaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grappaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7207, Longitude: -73.2277 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grappaville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.857 degrees. |